Who is highest wicket-taker in World Cup 2023? Marco Jansen moves to joint top spot in Most Wicket Lists as on November 1 (Updated)

Who is the highest wicket-taker in World Cup 2023: The race for the Most wicket-takers in ICC World Cup 2023 got intense on Tuesday as match 32, South Africa vs New Zealand, took place at the MCA International Stadium in Pune.

With the pitch has something on offer for both batters and bowlers, Proteas bowlers Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj among others will fancy their chances of taking wickets in bunches. We take a look at how their performances impacted the Most wicket-taker list on the day.

shaheen-afridi-highest-wicket-taker-in-world-cup-2023 — Shaheen Afridi (Photo: PTI)

ICC World Cup 2023: Most wicket-taker list on October 31

Bowler	Wickets	Best Bowling figure	Strike Rate
Adam Zampa (AUS)	16	4/8	18.37
Shaheen Afridi (PAK)	16	5/54	22.12
Marco Jansen (SA) 3/31	16	3/31	20.62
Jasprit Bumrah (IND)	14	4/39	23.07
Gerald Coetzee (SA) 2/41	14	3/35	19.07
Mitchell Santner (NZ)	14	5/59	24.71
Dilshan Madushanka (SL)	13	3/43	24.00
Gerald Coetzee (SA)	12	3/35	19.00
Haris Rauf (PAK)	12	3/43	29.25
Kagiso Rabada (SA) 1/16	11	3/33	25.54
Keshav Maharaja (SA) 4/46	11	4/46	32.18
Matt Henry (NZ) 0/31	11	3/40	29.63
Bas de Leede (NED)	11	4/62	25.63

Note: List updated at the end of the South Africa vs New Zealand match

Top five wicket-takers for South Africa

Marco Jansen: 16 wickets
Gerald Coetzee: 14 wickets
Kagiso Rabada: 11 wickets
Keshav Maharaja: 11 wickets
Lungi Ngidi: 7 wickets

Top five wicket-takers for New Zealand

Mitchell Santner: 14 wickets
Matt Henry: 11 wickets
Trent Boult: 10 wickets
Lockie Ferguson: 8 wickets
Glenn Phillips: 6 wickets

Earlier on Monday, Dilshan Madushanka kept himself in the battle for the most wickets at the ICC World Cup 2023. The pacer took two wickets to take his overall tally to 13 wickets but couldn't stop Afghanistan from chasing down a target of 242. Rest of the Lankan bowlers struggled to take wickets as the Afghans won the game by seven wickets.

In the first innings, Fazalhaq Farooqi (6 wickets in World Cup 2023) took four wickets to lay late claim in the race for most wickets but Rashid Khan remains the top wicket-taker of Afghanistan with seven dismissals to his name.

Tomorrow (November 1), South Africa will take on New Zealand and plenty of bowlers will be laying claim for the top spot held by Adam Zampa and Afridi. Eyes will be on New Zealand's Mitchell Santner (14 wickets), Matt Henry (11), and South Africa's Marco Jansen (13), Gerald Coetzee (12).